Portal:Current events/2019 May 17

May 17, 2019 (Friday)

International relations

Law and crime

China–United States relations
- A former CIA officer, Kevin Patrick Mallory, is sentenced to 20 years in prison by a federal judge in Virginia for spying for China. (The New York Times) (BBC News)
LGBT rights in Taiwan
- Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passes legislation legalizing same-sex marriage and limited joint-custody rights, making Taiwan the first country in Asia to do so. President Tsai Ing-wen and her cabinet helped draft the bill, and she will sign it into law on or before May 24. (Taiwan News) (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
LGBT rights in the United States
- The U.S. House of Representatives passes the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. (Business Insider)